Trigeminal neuralgia or tic doloureux is a condition which causes shock like pain on one side of the face. This condition affects the cranial nerve called Trigeminal nerve. It is the fifth cranial ...

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Often referred to as the “suicide disease” due to its excruciating pain, Trigeminal Neuralgia is a chronic condition that affects the trigeminal nerve. This nerve is responsible for ...

Trigeminal neuralgia (TN) is one of the most severe forms of pain in human experience. It is also a treatable condition if recognized and managed properly. As for any painful diagnosis ...

We already know that the virus behind cold sores, herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1), can also infect the brain and the ...

At the University of Sheffield, we have developed a treatment which is capable of repairing damage to the trigeminal nerve. If you think you have trigeminal nerve damage find out what treatment we can ...

A new study has shown that use of peripheral nerve blocks in the treatment of Trigeminal Neuralgia may produce long-term pain relief. Patients with persistent facial pain are costing the economy ...

A brain AVM is a tangle of blood vessels in the brain that can disrupt normal blood flow and cause bleeding. The condition is ...

Research has shown that HSV-1, the virus responsible for cold sores, can spread into specific areas of the brain and may ...

Dr. Ashwin Viswanathan is a fellowship-trained expert in the neurosurgical treatment of pain. He is experienced with multiple techniques including stereotactic radiosurgery for treating trigeminal ...

Gracie, a young woman from East Yorkshire, faced a harrowing ordeal when she was diagnosed with a debilitating condition that causes sudden, severe, electric shock-like pain in parts of the face. The ...

That still leaves 40% of the five canonical senses out of the mix, unless of course this trigeminal nerve-stimulating VR accessory catches on. While you may be tempted to look at this as a simple ...